| Motorola Milestone | HTC Windows Phone 8S |
| Manufacture | Motorola | HTC |
| Model | Milestone | Windows Phone 8S |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 169 gram | 113.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 115 x 60 x 14 | 120.50 x 63.00 x 10.28 |
| Operating System | Android | Windows Phone 8 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 2.1 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixels, autofocus, image stabilizer | 5 megapixel, auto focus, f/2.8, 35mm |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 720p |
| Second Camera | Yes | NA |
| Display size | 3.7 inches | 4.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | NA |
| Display width | 480 | 480 |
| Display height | 854 | 800 |
| PPI | 264.77 | 233.24 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz | 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 305 |
| Memory | 16 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 512 MB RAM. 16 GB internal storage |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB | MP3, AAC, AMR, M4A, WAV, ASF, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1400 mAh | 1700 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 350 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 390 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML5 Webkit | Internet Explorer 10 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |